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Slovakia sack Weiss after Euro failure [Feb 01, 2012] Soccer:Slovakia coach Vladimir Weiss, who led the team to the 2010 World Cup, agreed with the Slovak Football Association (SFZ) to resign today in the wake of the team's failure to reach the finals of Euro 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Weiss quits as Slovakia coach after Euro 2012 failure [Jan 31, 2012] Slovakia national soccer coach Vladimir Weiss, who steered the team to the 2010 World Cup, agreed with the Slovak Football Association (SFZ) to resign on Tuesday, in the wake of the team's failure to reach the finals of Euro 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak coach Vladimir Weiss loses job [Jan 30, 2012] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) ? The Slovak football federation says the contract of national team coach Vladimir Weiss has been terminated by mutual agreement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Weiss quits as Slovakia coach [Jan 30, 2012] Vladimir Weiss has quit as the coach of Slovakia's national football team, the Slovak Football Association said Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Region: Slovakia recovers from ratings fall [Jan 27, 2012] Slovak Finance Minister Ivan Miklo? blamed the downgrade on the failure to implement key reforms. Despite high unemployment and rising concerns over fiscal solvency, Slovakia's long-term financial prospects are far less grim than those of its fellow eurozone members, experts say. [via YahooNews] More >>

Painting by Hitler goes to auction in Slovakia [Jan 26, 2012] BRATISLAVA (AFP) - A painting by Adolf Hitler, done before he became Nazi Germany's dictator, has been put up for sale by a Slovak auctioning house, its head told AFP. [via YahooNews] More >>

Painting by Hitler goes to auction in Slovakia [Jan 26, 2012] A painting by Adolf Hitler, done before he became Nazi Germany's dictator, has been put up for sale by a Slovak auctioning house, its head told AFP. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S Steel to Reduce Working Hours [Dec 19, 2011] United States Steel Corporation's Slovak unit will reduce working hours from January due to the tougher economic environment in Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak police arrest 7 men suspected of planning to sell radioactive material [Dec 15, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovak police say they have arrested seven men suspected of planning to sell an unspecified radioactive material. Police chief Jaroslav Spisiak says the material originated in a former Soviet country, has an estimated value of euro500,000 ($649,650) and has not been yet transported to Slovakia. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovaks hold 7 suspected of radioactive sale plan [Dec 15, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovak police say they have arrested seven men suspected of planning to sell an unspecified radioactive material. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSlovaks hold 7 suspected of radioactive sale plan [Dec 15, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - Slovak police say they have arrested seven men suspected of planning to sell an unspecified radioactive material. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak police arrest 7 men suspected of planning to sell radioactive material [Dec 15, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovak police say they have arrested seven men suspected of planning to sell an unspecified radioactive material. Police chief Jaroslav Spisiak says the material originated in a former Soviet country, has an estimated value of euro500,000 ($649,650) and has not been yet transported to Slovakia. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia adopts 2012 budget with 4.6% deficit [Dec 07, 2011] (BRATISLAVA ) - Slovak lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a 2012 budget with a projected deficit of 4.6 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), higher than the originally proposed deficit of 3.8 percent. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak public hospital doctors, government reach compromise on pay increase [Dec 03, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovak doctors have accepted a government proposal for a pay increase and will return to work. More than 1,200 doctors of some 7,000 from public hospitals resigned from their posts on Thursday over low pay, forcing hospitals to delay planned operations and focus on necessary treatment. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak public hospital doctors, government reach compromise on pay increase [Dec 03, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia ? Slovak doctors have accepted a government proposal for a pay increase and will return to work. More than 1,200 doctors of some 7,000 from public hospitals resigned from their posts on Thursday over low pay, forcing hospitals to delay planned operations and focus on necessary treatment. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

VW's Slovak unit sticks to 2012 output plans [Oct 27, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen's(VOWG_p.DE: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) Slovak plant is sticking to its 2012 production planof 400,000 vehicles despite an expected ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia approves new tax on banks; government hopes to generate extra $111 million [Oct 20, 2011] BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovakia is imposing a special tax on the country's banks as it attempts to bring its deficit down. Lawmakers in Slovakia's 150-seat Parliament voted Thursday 144-3 in favour of the tax that the government hopes will generate some ?80 million ($111 million) a year. The Slovak [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovakia imposes special tax on banks [Oct 20, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BRATISLAVA, Slovakia Slovakia is imposing a special tax on the country's banks as it attempts to bring its deficit down. Lawmakers in Slovakia's 150-seat Parliament voted Thursday 144-3 in favor of the tax that the government hopes will generate some ?80 million ($111 million) a year. The Slovak Finance Ministry proposed the tax because it expects lower ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Talks on approving EU fund changes fail in Slovakia; govt to try again Tuesday [Oct 10, 2011] Slovakia's Freedom and Solidarity Party chairman Richard Sulik speaks at a press conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. The Slovak governing coalition was meeting on Monday in an effort to strike a last-minute deal to prevent a collapse of a continentwide plan to rescue heavily indebted European nations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slovak leaders in talks over EU bailout fund [Oct 10, 2011] The Slovak governing coalition was meeting on Monday in an effort to strike a last-minute deal to prevent a collapse of a continentwide plan to rescue heavily indebted European nations. [via YahooNews] More >>